Comments on: Commodore 64 Original Hardware Laptop

By: Steve Bendon

Steve Bendon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:26 +0000

Hi Ben,
Have followed your work for awhile.u are awesome. If you were to build another one(c64p) How much would you charge? Also i could probably supply most of the internals. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Steve

By: BIG PAW

BIG PAW — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:10:57 +0000

Hello, GREAT JOB! The C-64 was the second CBM machine I had after the VIC-20. I have TONS of Commodore software (most copied) with some still “protected” and LOTS not protected and ‘Cracked’, or ‘Broken” (protection removed). Some of my faves were “Raid Over Moscow” and “Ultimate Wizard”, and “DINO EGGS”! Still have my SX-64 in the closet, but seeing YOURS…WOW!!! You might try getting hold of an old cartridge called, “FAST LOAD”…cuts the loading time of 99.9% of all software…worked GREAT with 1541/1571…maybe it might work with your new ‘laptop 64p’ and eliminate the ‘load’screen and ‘pop’ right on. Another help…install the SID chip in a socket cause the sound registers on the chip do NOT hold up and might have to replace every great once in awhile. The original SID chip (C-64) was NOT used in the newer C64-C and lacked the complete sound registers that the original C-64 chip had. You can test this out using the game ‘BEACH HEAD’. With the original chip you had a REALLY full deep sound from the speakers of the bombs exploding and shells and bombs sounded SO FREAKIN’ REAL! With the new ‘SID’ chip in the C64-C the sound regiswters were changed and lacked ALL of the frequencies…hence lost sounds in lots of games and in music, and sound effects. ALL IN ALL…you did one HELUVA job creating something very unique and nice for yourself and your family to enjoy. Thanks for the visit to your site… BIG PAW

By: Maxwell Jones

Maxwell Jones — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:38:04 +0000

Agree with Nyle – please tackles the Amiga next – can’t wait to see it :)

By: midlander

midlander — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:29:06 +0000

Are you planning to port Linux in that ?

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:10:20 +0000

Hello,
Sorry for my poor English but i’m French ;-)

How much did this project cost to make including your labor?

I really would like to get one, it’s Fantastic !!!!

Thank you for your response.

By, Thiery

By: Francis Barrett

Francis Barrett — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:11:05 +0000

Guy, you have done a great job! Congratulations for a job well done! You have given a new life to an old friend like C64. Can you do the same thing to other computers such as Atari, Amiga, or Timex/Sinclair 2068? Please contact me at
francis_niceguy@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Francis

By: Francis Barrett

Francis Barrett — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:01:31 +0000

How can I buy a laptop like this?

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By: Jimmy Calaway

Jimmy Calaway — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:44:44 +0000

It must cost a lot but how much around?

By: Nyle

Nyle — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:11:00 +0000

Sorry for the second post, I meant to mention that I hope once you’re rested up you tackle a Commodore Amiga next. I’d love to see your portable laptop vision of the machine that truly ushered in the era of modern multimedia computing. 8^D